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In terms of appeal though, none would eclipse Real Madrid, last season's victors and 11-time winners of the top European silver. It's been 36 years since Celtic faced Real, so there wold be no sense of "them again?" with the Galacticos. And who wouldn't want to travel to the Bernabeu?

Despite the glitz and glamour of playing Real's arch rivals Barcelona, it may be one that Celtic want to avoid given they've faced the Blaugrana no less than ten times since 2004. Overkill.

Pot 2

Sergio Aguero of Manchester City scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester City (Image: Getty Images)

Now to Pot 2, where yet more seriously big names and danger lie in wait. In recent years, due to changes in UEFA's co-efficient and seeding system, this pot has become even stronger than before.

There would certainly be some interesting ties thrown up here. In terms of taking points, Celtic would look to Italian Serie A cracks Napoli. A team brimming with talent no doubt, but with the loss of Gonzalo Higuain to contend with, they could be beatable in Glasgow.

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Facing Pep Guardiola's Manchester City would throw up an intriguing dilemma for on-loan Patrick Roberts, while playing Porto or Sevilla would be a throwback to the 2003 UEFA Cup final where the former beat Martin O'Neill's side in the Spanish city of Seville.

Celtic fans may see Borussia Dortmund as the ideal draw, given the Paul Lambert connection between the clubs and the chance to visit the truly wonderful Westfalenstadion in Germany.

Pot 3

For the third pot, there's yet more famous names that Celtic could come up against. None more so than Ajax, but with six meetings against the notorious Dutch side in the last 14 years, the Celts will maybe fancy something fresh.

They have never faced the other Netherlands club in this section, PSV Eindhoven, in a competitive fixture so they may be hopeful of landing the Eredivisie top dogs.

Celtic will be keen to avoid a 'Battle of Britain' showdown with Tottenham given their excellent Premier League season last year, but with former Parkhead star Victor Wanyama in their ranks it could be an emotional return to Glasgow for the Kenyan.

Pot 4

There remains the possibility that Celtic could move up to Pot 3 if Ajax and Salzburg and either Monchengladbach or Manchester City are knocked out.

In that instance, there's actually not a great deal of favourable draws in the last pot this year. Out of the prospective bunch, Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg wouldn't be a disastrous draw for the Hoops.

The ones to avoid would have to be Turkish giants Besiktas and undoubtedly Legia Warsaw, who are up 2-0 against Dundalk from the first leg.

They would be up for some serious revenge after being thrown out the competition a few years ago for fielding an ineligible player after a 6-1 aggregate win against Celtic - who took their place.